Course Description: Designed to build on rudimentary skills and knowledge of working with wood and add an introduction to designing with wood.
Textbook: The Complete Manual of Woodworking; Jackson, Day & Jennings
Course Objectives:
Reinforce the safe and efficient methods for using commonly available hand and power tools used to shape wood.
To gain knowledge and experience to select appropriate joints, adhesives and fasteners
Develop proficiency with layout, measuring and marking tools
Enlighten on the level of precision appropriate to and achievable on various hand and machine tools.
Learn the basics of designing with wood
Learn the basics of 3D computer modeling with Sketch Up
Student Responsibilities: Students are expected to participate in classroom discussions and in assigned Individual or group learning activities. They are also expected to show competence in subject matters covered. We will not be working in the shop everyday.
Lab Activities
The Lab sessions offer you the opportunity to gain experience on the available tools and machines. This course has one required project designed to give experience and confidence on some of the basic wood working tools and will demonstrate techniques learned in class
The wood for the required project is provided.
You are required to perform basic operations on all of the tools and machines presented in class. If your projects do not incorporate the use of all machines, a demonstration of proficiency on each machine will be required.
Individual Projects: One Project will be required in class. It will demonstrate your ability to perform accurate measuring, accurate cutting, joinery, sanding, prep and finish techniques, hardware use, and ability to perform safety on all necessary hand tools and machines. Students may choose to do more than one project, however the instructor must approve each project.
Plans: Projects are to be constructed to planed specifications. Plans for projects will include drawings necessary to construct the project before the project is started.
Bring your own: Pencils and notebook
Course competencies will be judged using either Academic testing results or lab skills or both for the following:
Student responsibilities:
· Students are responsible for their own safety. It is mandatory to ask for instructor assistance if safe tool or machine operational procedures are not fully understood.
· Students are responsible for damages to tools or equipment resulting from careless action or failure to follow proper shop practices or procedures.
· A clean and orderly lab is vital for safe and successful shop operations.
· Students are responsible for returning tools and materials to their proper places and for cleaning up in all areas that have been worked in.
· Normal clean-up time begins 10 minutes before end of class
· Students are expected to participate in classroom discussion and in assigned individual of group learning activities
· Students are expected to demonstrate competence in correct tool and machine operation, and in shop practices and procedures.
· Students are expected to pass safety exams with a 100% grade.
· Students are expected to complete a final exam.
· Safety glasses must be worn during any machine operation and at all other times eye injury is a possibility. Eye protection is available in the woodshop at all times.
Grading:
Maximum 5 points per Lab 100 possible points
Exams: Maximum of 20 pts per exam- 80 possible points
Final exam: Maximum 30 points
Lab check list 40 pts
Accumulative grade: 225-250 Points A
199-224 Points B
173-198 Points C
147-172 Points D